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I. D. WRIGHT. SHOE PASTENER.

No. 538,473. PatentedApr. 30, 1895.

fizz aria? GYM/M 4 To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ISAAC D. WRIGHT, of cular in plan view and provided with a loop the city of Sedalia, Pettis county, State of Mis- 6 in the center thereof. The portions 7 and souri, have invented certain new and useful 8 of the semi-circular frame pass downwardly Improvcmentsin Shoe-Fasteners, of which the to each side of the top portion of the rear of the 55 following is a full, clear, and exact descripshoe, are there bontinto loops 9 and the ends tion, reference being had to the acoompanypassed through the outwardly bent portions int, drawings, forming a part hereof. 3 of the clamp 1. Outwardly bent portions 10 My invention relates to means for automatiare formed near the ends of the circular loops [0 cally adjusting and clamping the heel of a 9 and extend through the apertures 4. in the 60 low shoe, or slipper, to the wearer, or the heel clamps 1. These outwardly bent portions 10 of an overshoe to the heel of a shoe or boot serve to retain the loops 9 against the clamps over which it is worn, and has for its object 1. The ends of the wire frame after passing the provision of means adapted for attachthrough the outwardly bent portions 3 are ment to, or may be a part of, the shoe and inhooked around the ends of said outwardly 6 tended to prevent the vertical reciprocation bent portions, as indicated by the numeral of a shoe relative to the foot, or of the rub- 11. Hooked around the other ends of the outber overshoe relative to the shoe over which wardly bent portions '3 of the clamps 1 are it is worn, which means shall be simple and the ends of horizontallypositioned springefficient in securing the shoe or slipper to Wires 12 that extend forward through the outthe foot so that it will not be capable of acci' wardly bent portions 3 of the clamps 1, are dental displacement during the act of walkformed into coils 13, from thence extend rearing or stooping, and which will also prevent wardly and are provided with loops 14.110 their the overshoe from being withdrawn accidenends that engagethe portions 7' and S of the 25 tally by the adhesion-.01. the same to the soil. main frame.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a per- The attenuated prongs 2 are adapted to be spective view of an ordinary rubber overshoe, passed through the sides of the overshoe, thus the same having my improved fastener apfirmly securing the clamps 1 carrying the plied thereto as required for practical use. spring-frame and auxiliary springs to the 0 Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of a portion of overshoe. So my improved fastener, there being a slight In the modified form shown in Fig.2, a pormoditication shown in this form from that tion of the horizontal spring-wire 12 is bent shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional I into the same plane, and to conform with the view on the indicated line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. outwardly bent portion 10.

3 5 4. is a view in perspective of a clamp of which When the fastener is positioned upon a high I make use in carrying out my invention. overshoe, a depression or groove 15 is formed Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a high overshoe, in the rear side of said high overshoe, and in the same having myinvention applied thereto. this depression or groove the semi-circular Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view of a portion portion 5 of the resilient frame locates itself.

40 of a high overshoe and showing a depression When the fastener is constructed to-be located formed integral therewith, in which the rear upon a high overshoe, it is essential that the portion of a spring-clamp locates itselfwhen loop 6 in the center of the semi-circular porin position. tion 5 be continued a short distance down- 1 indicates a clamp, the same being conward, and terminate in a lateral bend 16. By

5 structed of a single piece of sheet metal in this loop and lateral bend 16, the semi-circu- 5 rectangular form, and with the integral atlar portion 5 may be disengaged from the detenuated prongs 2. Extending longitudinally pression or groove 15 in the high overshoe. of the body portion of the clamp 1 is an out- When the semi-circular portion 5 of the ward bend 3 that is provided with a cutaway spring frame is depressed into the plane of portion or aperture 4..

ivrrs STATES PATENT Fries.

ISAAC D. WVRIGHT, OF SEDALIA, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF THREE-FOURTHS TO 0. C. VAN WVAGNER, W. H. VAN WAGNER, AND R. H. MOSES.

SHOE-FASTEN ER.

SFFEOIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 538,473, dated April 30, 1895.

Application filed December 10, 1894. Serial No. 531,406. (No model.)

5 indicates a spring-frame that is semi-cirthe top edge of a low shoe, it will embrace the too rear portion of said shoe and be out of the plane of entrance of the foot into said shoe, as is required to permit the positioning of the shoe relative the foot.

The resilience of the circular bends 9 of the frame, together with the resilience of the coils 13 communicated to the semi-circular portion 5 through the loops 14, causes said semi-circular portion 5 to be positioned in the rear of and above the heel of the wearer, thus firmly connecting the shoe to the wearer by the engagement of said semi-circular portion with the upper and rear portion of the heel.

By forming the outward bend 10 through the aperture 4, a retainer or keeper is formed for the body of the frame as it moves forwardly and rearwardly. By turning the ends of the spring-frame and the auxiliary springs around the ends of the outwardly bent portions 3, the same are rigidly held in position when the clamp 1 is located upon the rubber or overshoe.

Thus it will be seen how I have constructed a shoe fastener that possesses superior advantages in point of simplicity, durability and general efficiency.

WVhat 1 claim is- 1. A shoe fastener, comprising a resilient spring frame, sheet metal clamps having outwardly bent portions in the body thereof, apertures formed in said outwardly bent portions, the ends of said resilient spring-frame passed through the apertures in the outwardly bent portions of the clamps to act as retainers for the horizontally moving body portions of the resilient spring-frame, and auxiliary springs fixed to the clamps and engaging the spring-frame to cause said frame to more efficiently engage the heel of the wearer.

2.-In a shoe fastener, the combination of a resilient spring-frame bent into semi-circular form and adapted to engage the heel of the wearer, auxiliary assisting springs connected to said resilient spring-frame, and sheet metal clamps provided with longitudinally extending outwardly bent portions in which are located the ends of the auxiliary springs and the ends of the resilient spring-frame.

3. In a shoe fastener, the combination ofa resilient spring-frame, auxiliary assisting springs connected to said frame, and sheet metal clamps adapted to engage the sides of the shoe, and through which one of the ends of the spring-frame and auxiliary springs are passed in order to form a guide and retainer for the upwardly extending portion of the body of the spring-frame.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ISAAC D. WRIGHT. \Vitnesses:

P. SHORE, JNO, O. HIGDON. 

